The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-05
TIE ELEcrRICAL RAILWAY. z
The Livsliest Meeting OF tho Council Com
mlttees Yet.

The Council Committees on Ordinances
and Railroads. met last evening as agreed
on Monday night, to continue the consid-
Grafton of the proposed ordinance grant.
ing the right Of way to the Wheeling
Railway Company to operate an electric
railway on the streets The breezy meet.
ing Monday night drew number Of spec.
tstors last night, besides which there was
a full attendance Of members and those
interested In the two com pauies. Mr..
Hubbard appeared for the Wheeling Com.
pany and Dol. George B. Caldwell for the
Citizsna' Railway Company.
The ordinance was taken up by seclions
for consideration. Col. Caldwell moved
TO amend the first section, requiring the
Wheeling company to complete their en-
tire road within one year, changing the
route slightly, limiting the franchise to
thirty years, requiring the company to
specify the appliances to be ussd and the
limit oil speed, requiring them to keep on
tho centre Of the street at all imas, limit.
Ing 1t to a single track with necessary
switches, and specifying that a car shall
leave each terminus at least once in every
twenty minutes. These provisions COL.
Caldwell said were just the same "a those
in the ordinance governing the Ci!izsns'
Line. He spoke in favor Of these provi-
sions at some length.
Mr.. Hubbard responded. He asked
Col. Caldwell to show him the twenty
minute provision in the Citizens railway
ordinance. Col. Caldwell said be would
reply when tho time came. ft.sl
MIR. Hubbard said "And 7 say to this
committee that when Mr.. Caldwell made
that statement he stated what was untrue,
end he knew It." :,
Col. Caldwell interrupted, much e1cit-
ed i a
"You are great big cowardly bullyl"
"You are dirty coward !"
You are cowardly bully!"
Col. Caldwell gesticulated wildly, and
the other mombers were somewhat excit-
ed, while Chairman Dobbins pounded for
order. t,ss
Mr.. Hubbard smiled and said he was
used to such arguments and such Interrupt.
tions from the came source.
Subsequently Col. Caldwell explain.
ed that the provision in question
Hao aot. VI CouldeI III Lue SltiZeub OIul.
nance, because that ordinance Was passed
after the CompaEy's road wss in opera.
ton. 80. ( 81 ,5
the amendment was rejected.
MIR. Jaeger moved to amend by requir-
ing the Company to complete its line from
Tenth lstreet to the southern city limits
within ono year. Mr.. Hubbard suggested
that an injunction might prevent the con-
straction Of a few feet aud thus kill the
project. The amendment was then made
to ;resd that the entire line in the city
should be completed within eighteen
months, unless the Company was prevent
ed by, circumstances beyond It's control. It
was also amended 30 as to limit the faro to
five cents, except on the Island to re-.
quire the Company to pave within its
track end keep the street in repair to lay
its track at once on those streets about to
be paved requiring the Company to &C.
cept the ordinance by October l; and
other minor amendments.
II was then directed that the ordinance
With tho amendments be printed at the
Company's expenae; and resolved that 1t
be reported back to Council with the
Recommendation that it do pass.